Posts tagged with ‘Big Ben’

It has been reported that most MPs are in favour of renaming the clock tower of the Palace of Westminster as the Elizabeth Tower in honour of Her Majesty the Queen, on the occasion of her Diamond Jubilee. The large square tower at the other end of the building was renamed the Victoria Tower to […]

It has been widely reported that a leap second was added to clocks at midnight to prevent the time from drifting with respect to the Earth’s rotation. Big Ben, or more precisely the Great Clock at the Palace of Westminster, had to be adjusted in advance of the night, to ensure Big Ben chimed at […]

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Sad to head of the loss of Jóhann Jóhannsson today. I first came across him in 2006 when he released "IBM 1401, A User's Manual" featuring a computer's sounds recorded by his father in 1971. bit.ly/2Em3Y36~1 month agoReplyRetweetFavourite